i need a little help! my dad is turning 55 this year and well hes used the same pump shotgun for 23 years, which is the remington 870 express now im not much of a remington guy espceally the new 870s. but his gun just started having major issues this year and im looking to buy him a new gun! now im a broke college kid and will spend 400$ but no more than 500 thats my tops! now i have the SX3 semi auto and i heard the SXP feels the same and my dad loves my gun! now is there any other guns you guys would recomend, or no anything about the sxp you could tell me, my dad just got me into the sport at a young age and well im 20 now and want to repay him for the time i have left to be in the swamp with him!

hahah i cant give him mine and the only things he doesnt like about the sx3 is that its auto he gets trigger happy, and he raised me on a sinlge shot for 2 years then a pump for 2 before he even let me buy my own semi auto but hes a pump guy all thee way

I love my SXP, shoots great, I don't know if he will be shooting alot of 3.5's but it was the lighest recoil of a pump shooting 3.5s I've shot. ( Haven't shot them all, but quite a few) Cant go wrong with it, I will say it took a little getting used to as the inertia will activate the pump and remove the shell, really all you need to do is slide the pump forward ( Not the best explanation I apologize). Took about a box of shells to really get used to it and shoot doubles. GREAT CHOICE

yes i know that the gun dows that, and im sure he'll get used to it, and he usually just shoots 3 inch so im glad the recoil isnt bad, i know 3.5 out of my sx3 arnt bad either, i just hope he likes it i want to get it for his birthday in october so im goin g to take him there and try to get him to feel it without knowing im getting it for him

Why not another 870? You don't have to buy one of the newer plastic gutted POS's.

Your dad is obviously fond of the one he has. Transition will be virtually nil and you won't have to bust your budget.

Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair or f-ing beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.- Al Swearengen

well i dont know the 870 he has is a little long i honestly thinks his arms have shrunk from old age, age illogical as that sounds, the sx3 is a shorter stock for easy pull up and well the sxp is like the same i beleive but i that would deffinetly be my second choice but my dad has never owned a brand new gun..ever

Regardless on what you decide to buy. He'll love it simply because it came from you.

Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair or f-ing beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.- Al Swearengen

I've beaten the hell out of my Mossberg 535 and it hasn't skipped a beat. For the price I have been happy with it, but recently picked up a benelli super nova for the wife and wow I'm in love with it, if I wasn't picking up a semi auto next I'd go for the super nova

My .02 would be to find an older 870 Wingmaster. You'll be $400 +-and have one of the good ones. Generally, the models with the white line spacers are the good ones. Further, the years with the silver plated shell lifter being the best years. Can't go wrong. Have fun. Mauser

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